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Dr. Jacob A. Stoil

Research Professor, Middle East Security Studies

Dr. Jacob A. Stoil, Research Professor of Middle East Security Studies at the US Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, and Chair of Applied History at the Modern War Institute, as well as Trustee of the U.S. Commission on Military History. Previously, he served as a Senior Fellow of the 40th Infantry Urban Warfare Center as well as an Associate Professor of Military History at the US Army School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS). He also co-founded the International Working Group on Subterranean Warfare. Dr. Stoil’s specializes in applying lessons and understandings from military history to the contemporary and future operational and strategic environment, bridging the gap between academic knowledge and practitioner focused solutions.
Jacob holds a doctorate in History from Oxford which focused on international military and SOF cooperation with indigenous forces in the Middle East and Horn of Africa, as well as an MA in History of Warfare and a BA in War Studies from King’s College London. Dr. Stoil has well over a decade of experience conducting research on the Israeli military and the broader Middle East.
As part of his role as Research Professor of Middle East Security, Dr. Stoil provides advice, analysis, and education to a number of commands and staffs. Dr. Stoil was awarded the Department of the Army Civilian Meritorious Service Medal for his work in support of the 40th ID Task Force SPARTAN rotation which coincided with the OCT 7th attacks. Dr. Stoil also served as subject matter expert on the lessons coming from conflicts in the Middle East in support of the Center for Army Lessons Learned.
Dr. Stoil developed a project to capture Israeli medical lessons which included field research in Israel learned in cooperation with 68th TMC which will soon be published and since 2023 Dr. Stoil has led a small research team in conducting research on multinational and international security forces as well as their relevance to Gaza. Recently, Dr. Stoil has published a book chapter on irregular warfare in East Africa during the Second World War and a book chapter on the urban engagements during the October 7th attacks. He also published award winning academic journal articles in venues such as the International Journal of Military History, the British Journal of Military History, and Revue d’histoire. Dr. Stoil has been interviewed by and published with a wide variety of publication including the Washington Post, Times of Israel, Newsweek, and War on the Rocks among others. He has given lectures on the Middle East and military history in universities across three continents including University of Haifa, Johns Hopkins, Cornell, Georgetown, and Oxford.

By Department

Director’s Office

Dr. C. Anthony Pfaff – Director of SSI & USAWC Press​
Mr. Richard (Rick) O’Donnell – Deputy Director
Melissa Holley – Administrative Officer

Strategic Research and Analysis Department (SRAD) & Outreach

COL Michael Anthony Shekleton (Shek) – Director
Dr. John R. Deni – Research Professor of JIIM Security Studies
MAJ Brennan Deveraux – National Security Researcher
Dr. Antulio J. Echevarria II – Professor of Strategic Competition
Dr. Evan Ellis – Research Professor of Latin American Studies
Dr. Richard A. Lacquement, Jr. – Research Professor of National Security Affairs
Dr. Michael E. Lynch – Research Associate Professor of the National Security Affairs
LTC Paul Milas – Director of African Affairs
Dr. Jacob A. Stoil – Research Professor, Middle East Security Studies

China Landpower Studies Center

COL Mike Long – Director
Mr. Joshua Arostegui – Professor of Strategy, Chair of China Studies
Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens – Visiting Associate Professor
Dr. Brian G. Carlson – Research Professor of Indo-Pacific Security Studies
Mr. Richard Gunnell – Research Professor of China Military Studies
COL Kyle B. Marcrum – Research Professor of Indo-Pacific Security Studies
Dr. Arzan Tarapore – Visiting Professor, China Landpower Studies Center

USAWC Press

Ms. Lori K. Janning – Managing Editor/Parameters
Mr. Richard K. Leach – Digital Media Manager
Dr. Erin Forest – Developmental Editor
Ms. Stephanie D. Crider – Copy Editor
Ms. Kaitlyn Guettler – Visual Information Specialist

Operations and Programs

Vacant– Operations Officer

Alphabetical Listing

A – F

Arostegui, Joshua – China Landpower Studies Center Chair
Carlson, Dr. Brian G. – Research Professor of Indo-Pacific Security Studies
Chestnut Greitens, Dr. Sheena – Visiting Associate Professor, China Landpower Studies Center
Crider, Stephanie D. – Copy Editor
Deni, Dr. John R. – Research Professor of JIIM Security Studies
Deveraux, MAJ Brennan – National Security Researcher
Echevarria II, Dr. Antulio J. – Professor of Strategic Competition
Ellis, Dr. Evan – Research Professor of Latin American Studies
Forest, Dr. Erin – Consulting Editor

G – J

Guettler, Ms. Kaitlyn – Visual Information Specialist
Gunnell, Richard – Research Professor of China Military Studies
Holley, Melissa – Administrative Officer
Janning, Ms. Lori K. – Managing Editor/Parameters

K – O

Lacquement, Dr. Richard A., Jr. – Research Professor of National Security Affairs
Leach, Mr. Richard K. – Digital Media Manager
Long, COL Mike – Director, China Landpower Studies Center
Lynch, Dr. Michael E. – Research Associate Professor of National Security Affairs
Marcrum, COL Kyle B. – Research Professor of Indo-Pacific Security Studies
Milas, LTC Paul – Director of African Affairs
O’Donnell, Mr. Richard (Rick)– Deputy Director

P – Z

Pfaff, Dr. C. Anthony – Director of SSI & USAWC Press
Shekleton, COL Michael Anthony (Shek) – SRAD Director
Stoil, Dr. Jacob A. – Research Professor, Middle East Security Studies
Tarapore, Dr. Arzan – Visiting Associate Professor, China Landpower Studies Center